Mining Incidents

#1 Mine (Ug): 1 reportable incident Coal

Shell-Ray Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bailey Avery Ray
Steeles, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605867

MSHA record for #1 Mine (Ug) (mine ID 4605867). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Shell-Ray Mining Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Mine (Ug) sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

July 7, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Shell-Ray Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

RIB ROLLED OFF 7AME IN MINER DECK.MINER HELPER SAID HE WAS BESIDE OF HIM AND HENEVER SAW ANYTHING HIT HIM.HE SAID HE JUST ACTING LIKE HE GOT HIRT.OTHER MEN NEVER SAW HIM GET HURT.